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Marines decorated for heroic actions in Afghanistan
June 13, 2013 — Four Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, were awarded medals for their actions during the unit's deployment to Afghanistan here, June 11.First Lt. Stephen C. Huff, the 81 mm mortar platoon commander serving with the battalion and Cpl. Jorge Salazar, a fire team leader serving with the battalion, were presented the Bronze Star Medal MORE

West Virginia Marine awarded Bronze Star for heroic actions in combat
September 7, 2012 — The first thing Staff Sgt. Matthew E. Faircloth did once he regained consciousness after being shot in the head in a firefight in Afghanistan in 2011 was look at his family picture in the back of his Kevlar helmet. Never mind the blood gushing from the back of his head, he just wanted to make sure the one thing that kept him strong through his MORE

WWR Marine receives Bronze Star
January 27, 2012 — Marines, sailors and family members gathered here to honor a Wounded Warrior Regiment staff member during an award ceremony at the regimental headquarters today.Major Jamie P. Murphy, the Wounded Warrior Regiment's future operations officer, was presented the Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" device by his former commanding officer, Lieutenant Col. MORE

Marine receives Navy Cross for heroic actions during Vietnam War
February 11, 2011 — “Working in pitch darkness with only the occasional flickering illumination from aircraft dropped flares above and suffering a leg and hand wound from mortar fire, Lance Cpl. Seath expertly crafted an operational M-60 machine gun from the pieces of two disabled weapons. Immediately and with devastating effects, he directed deadly accurate fire at MORE